Shawn Brock is a member of the tenants’ rights advocacy group “Rent Is Too Damn High”, and he began a town hall on June 24 by condemning sweeps of unhoused people in the area.
“You may push somebody, decide or force them somewhere, but the problem still exists,” he said. “That goes into the problem of continuing with the sweeps, because you are just forcing somebody to find a new spot, shake up their entire life.”
Brock’s said forcing unhoused people to move away doesn’t solve homelessness, as they often lose their belongings and end up in another encampment. “It isn’t a crime to be on the list, right?” he asked. “Oftentimes, you see folks who are in a very tough position, and for one reason or another, are taken away. And it all starts because they may be out on the sidewalk.”…